Chapter Summaries

Cai Lin emerged from seclusion at the peak of Seven Star Dou Sheng after absorbing the inheritance beneath the Nine Nether Yellow Springs, then left with Lei Dong and Zi Yan to return to their daughter, Lei An. Yao Ming accepted that the Nine Nether Earth Python Clan would have to join the Void Ancient Dragon rather than oppose the powerful clans.

• Cai Lin reunited with Lei Dong and showed that her strength had reached the peak of Seven Star Dou Sheng.
• Cai Lin told Lei Dong that she had absorbed the remnant souls and inheritance of the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python clan beneath the Nine Nether Yellow Springs.
• Lei Dong told Cai Lin that Lei An missed her, and Cai Lin urged him to take her home.
• Lei Dong, Cai Lin, and Zi Yan tore open space and left the Nine Nether Yellow Springs.
• After they departed, Yao Ming told the Nine Nether Earth Python elders to consider their clan part of the Void Ancient Dragon.

Lei Dong learned that the pearl in the sea had been destroyed and received updates on the growing conflicts across the Middle Continent. He then discovered that Gu Xun'er had been promised in marriage to a young Gu Clan bloodline talent, and demanded to know more about him.

• Lei Dong returned to the Lei Realm, and Qing Lin told him the sea pearl had been destroyed in fighting among Sea Domain Magical Beasts.
• Lei Dong explained that the pearl would have needed to be destroyed once its powers became public, then heard that the Soul Hall was gaining strength while the Yao Clan's faction neared defeat.
• Qing Lin reported that Yun Yun and Dan Yan were expanding their influence and had gone to war with the Qian Yuan Sect.
• Qing Lin told Lei Dong that Gu Xun'er was engaged to a young Gu Clan talent whose bloodline might surpass hers.
• Lei Dong stopped at the door and demanded the youth's name, age, and strength.

Lei Dong learned that Gu Ming might marry Gu Xun'er if he met the Gu Clan’s bloodline and strength requirements. Huo Zhi, troubled by Cai Lin’s remark that she had not borne an heir, urged Lei Dong to try for a child, and he later asked Qing Lin for news about the Gu Clan.

• Qing Lin told Lei Dong that Gu Ming was a twenty-year-old Three Star Dou Zun with divine-grade bloodline, while Gu Xun'er and Gu Qingyang opposed the proposed marriage.
• Huo Zhi confronted Lei Dong over his attention to Gu Xun'er, then explained that Cai Lin had taunted her for not having a child.
• Lei Dong reassured Huo Zhi that their lack of a child was his doing, and they spent three days together as she tried to conceive.
• Lei Dong asked Qing Lin about the Gu Clan, and she reported that Gu Ming could become engaged to Gu Xun'er if his bloodline reached divine grade and marry her after reaching Dou Sheng.
• Lei Dong began fondling Qing Lin before she could finish explaining why Gu Yuan and the elders had approved the conditions.

Lei Dong learned that Gu Xun'er had been pressured into accepting an engagement arrangement with Gu Ming, but chose to set aside his anger and focus on improving his strength. He helped Cao Ying control the Life Spirit Flame, then hurried to see his mother Huo Yu after learning she had called for him.

• Qing Lin told Lei Dong that Gu Yuan had agreed to Gu Ming's demand to marry Gu Xun'er, while Gu Qingyang could still compete if he reached High Level Dou Sheng first.
• Lei Dong considered confronting the Gu Clan but decided against acting impulsively and resolved to cultivate instead.
• Cao Ying asked Lei Dong for help controlling the Life Spirit Flame she had fused with.
• Lei Dong used Nine Heavens Divine Lightning to quiet the flame and told Cao Ying how to control it if it became restless again.
• Cao Ying told Lei Dong that Huo Yu had asked to see him, and Lei Dong went to his mother's residence.

Qian Yuan Sect faced an invasion by the Flower Sect and Dan Sect, and Jin Yao struggled to defend it against their forces. As the battle turned into a slaughter, Yun Yun appeared and knocked Jin Yao back after he used a secret art to reach peak Three Star Dou Sheng.

• Jin Yao rejected Jin Yan’s suggestion to summon Qian Yuan Sect’s ancestor and ordered him to seek help from Carefree Sect and Penglai Pavilion.
• A scout reported that Dan Sect and Flower Sect had reached the sect, so Jin Yao ordered the ancestor summoned and led the elders out to meet them.
• Dan Yan demanded Qian Yuan Sect surrender, but Jin Yao attacked her and was intercepted by a black-robed expert.
• Dan Yan gave Qian Yuan Sect’s disciples three breaths to surrender, then ordered the Flower Sect and Dan Sect forces to kill them all.
• Jin Yao used Qian Yuan Sect’s secret art to raise his strength to peak Three Star Dou Sheng, but Yun Yun appeared and sent him flying with one blow.

Yun Yun defeated Jin Yao and Jin Yan as the Flower Sect and Dan Sect destroyed the Qian Yuan Sect. After the battle, the Flower Sect occupied the sect’s territory, and news of its victory spread across the Middle Continent, prompting smaller sects to submit.

• Yun Yun arrived to save the black-robed man and sent him to help Dan Yan while she faced Jin Yao.
• Yun Yun shattered Jin Yao’s Qian Yuan Thunderbolt Palm and attacked him with Extreme Wind, Meteoric Kill.
• Jin Yan arrived and rescued the dying Jin Yao, then fought Yun Yun after she revealed her Seven Star Dou Sheng strength and sealed the area.
• Yun Yun killed Jin Yan with Nine Nether Yellow Springs Palm and took Jin Yao back to the Qian Yuan Sect.
• The Flower Sect and Dan Sect wiped out the Qian Yuan Sect’s elders, while its remaining disciples submitted to the Flower Sect.
• Yun Yun ordered the new territory occupied and organized for recovery and rebuilding, and news of the Qian Yuan Sect’s destruction spread across the Middle Continent.

The Flower Sect faced a new alliance of Middle Continent powers, while Huo Yu confronted Lei Dong over how he had treated Cai Lin. The argument ended with Lei Dong persuading Huo Yu to take her anger out on Lei Ying, and Lei Dong slipping away.

• The Carefree Sect, Penglai Pavilion, and other powers formed an alliance against the Flower Sect, while the Middle Continent otherwise returned to calm.
• Huo Yu summoned Lei Dong and angrily accused him of mistreating Cai Lin when they first met.
• Huo Yu tried to hit Lei Dong with a Wolf Tooth Club, but it broke against his body.
• Huo Yu summoned Lei Ying and explained Lei Dong's past treatment of Cai Lin, but Lei Ying dismissed the matter.
• Lei Dong sided with Huo Yu and handed her a sledgehammer, so she struck Lei Ying while Lei Dong quietly slipped away.

Lei Dong reunited with Cai Lin and later joked with Lei Ying after his parents' conflict. Qing Lin reported that Yun Yun, Elder Sister, and Dan Yan had destroyed the Qian Yuan Sect and made the Flower Sect the strongest power in the Middle Continent, but she hinted that there was more to tell.

• Lei Dong left Lei Ying to face Huo Yu and went to find Cai Lin, then carried her into a room where they reconciled.
• Lei Dong woke to find Cai Lin gone and let Yue Mei help him wash and dress.
• Lei Ying slapped Lei Dong several times while Lei Dong pretended to be hurt, and Lei Dong explained that he had left to avoid Huo Yu injuring herself.
• Lei Dong checked on Lei An and Cai Lin, then returned to his residence and followed Qing Lin's snake to her home.
• Qing Lin told Lei Dong that Yun Yun, Elder Sister, and Dan Yan had destroyed the Qian Yuan Sect, making the Flower Sect the strongest power in the Middle Continent, then hesitated before revealing more.

Lei Dong learned that the Northern Region’s struggle involved the Soul Hall, the Heavenly Demon Phoenix clan, and the East Flower Immortal Sect, which had joined after Yao Dan offered a Ninth Grade Golden Pill formula. Suspecting that the Hundred Herbs Sect concealed something valuable, Lei Dong had Qing Lin investigate and found a sealed area in its back mountain.

• Qing Lin told Lei Dong that nearby forces had formed an alliance of more than twenty Dou Sheng after Yun Yun destroyed the Qian Yuan Sect, and Lei Dong ordered Yun Yun to call a truce.
• Qing Lin reported that the Soul Hall and Heavenly Demon Phoenix clan had joined forces in the Northern Region after Tantai Zhenren helped the Yao Clan recover territory.
• Qing Lin said Yao Dan had offered a Ninth Grade Golden Pill formula to secure the East Flower Immortal Sect’s help, and Lei Dong questioned why he would pay so much for the Northern Region.
• Lei Dong asked Qing Lin to search the Hundred Herbs Sect, where she found that a back mountain area was sealed with a Space Lock.
• Lei Dong handed Qing Lin a map and asked her to mark the sealed area’s coordinates.

Lei Dong went to investigate the sealed area near the Hundred Herbs Sect but could not enter without drawing attention. After killing several patrol disciples, he fought Tantai Zhenren and escaped, leaving the secret behind the barrier undiscovered.

• Lei Dong reached the sealed space near the Hundred Herbs Sect and failed to enter it unnoticed.
• Several Dou Zong disciples challenged Lei Dong, and he killed them with flying knives.
• Tantai Zhenren arrived and attacked Lei Dong, but Lei Dong hid his identity and strength.
• Tantai Zhenren trapped Lei Dong in the Yin Fire Sky Burning Formation, and Lei Dong broke through with the Great Nirvana Finger.
• Lei Dong escaped amid the clash, and Tantai Zhenren ordered the Hundred Herbs Sect to clear the area and strengthen its defenses.

Lei Dong returned to the Lei Realm after clashing with Tantai Zhenren and realized he could use his Gu Clan techniques to disguise himself as a Gu Clan expert. Tantai then warned Yao Dan that a suspected Gu Clan expert had visited the sealed site and demanded to learn the secret of the Hibiscus Ancient Tree before continuing to help.

• Tantai Zhenren questioned a Yao Clan disciple about whether the Gu Clan's Nirvana Finger was ever taught to outsiders, then left after confirming Lei Dong was gone.
• Lei Dong returned to the Lei Realm and told Qing Lin he had gone to the Northern Region in disguise, where she had mistaken him for a Gu Clan expert.
• Lei Dong saw an opportunity to impersonate the Gu Clan in future, and Qing Lin noticed Tantai Zhenren had gone to the Yao Clan.
• Tantai told Yao Dan that a black-robed Six Star Dou Sheng suspected of being from the Gu Clan had visited the sealed site, then offered to return the Golden Pill Formula rather than risk a conflict.
• Yao Dan urged Tantai to keep helping protect the Hibiscus Ancient Tree, but Tantai demanded to know what it was and began to leave when Yao Dan hesitated.
• Yao Dan called Tantai back before he could leave.

Lei Dong learned that the Hibiscus Ancient Tree had appeared in Yao Dan and Tantai Zhenren’s conversation, but the Lei Clan’s records offered little information about its powers or treasures. After finding no further answers from his elders, he returned home and was greeted by Zi Yan.

• Yao Dan set up a Soul Barrier to keep his conversation with Tantai Zhenren secret, and Qing Lin told Lei Dong she could no longer listen in.
• Lei Dong searched the Lei Realm library for six days before finding a brief record that the Hibiscus Ancient Tree had appeared only once and had not been seen for over ten thousand years.
• Qing Lin told Lei Dong that Tantai Zhenren had stayed to help Yao Dan and was expanding the Hundred Herbs Sect while the Soul Hall and Wind Lightning Pavilion retreated.
• Lei Dong learned that the Yao Clan library was guarded by two Dou Sheng Strong Persons and a Soul Barrier, then asked Lei Ying, Lei Teng, and several Supreme Elders about the tree but got no answers.
• Lei Dong returned home, where Zi Yan rushed into him and joked about whether her tackle had felt good.

Lei Dong and Zi Yan traveled to Ancient Dragon Island to look for records about the Hibiscus Ancient Tree, which Lei Dong hoped was the Fusang Tree. Zhu Shi arranged for the island’s ancient books to be brought to the Dragon Emperor Palace, but the chapter ended before they began searching them.

• After Zi Yan recognized the Hibiscus Ancient Tree from Demon Beast Realm records, Lei Dong hurriedly took her toward Ancient Dragon Island.
• Zi Yan pouted and complained during their journey, so Lei Dong comforted her before they arrived two hours later.
• Zi Yan resumed her regal bearing as Dragon Emperor, and Great Elder Zhu Shi greeted her and Lei Dong on Ancient Dragon Island.
• Lei Dong asked to consult the island’s ancient books, and Zi Yan ordered Zhu Shi to bring them to the Dragon Emperor Palace.
• As Zhu Shi entered with several thick books, Zi Yan rammed into Lei Dong, and they both fell to the ground.

Lei Dong read records about the Hibiscus Ancient Tree and learned that it offered a trial capable of helping Dou Sheng experts advance. When he revealed that the tree had reappeared, Zi Yan connected it to the Three-legged Golden Crow and insisted they go there before it could grow.

• Zhu Shi brought Lei Dong and Zi Yan the ancient book, then hurried out after finding them embracing.
• Lei Dong learned that the Hibiscus Ancient Tree's trial had once helped a Seven Star Dou Sheng advance to Eight Star Dou Sheng, and that it could admit ten people.
• Lei Dong considered sending Lei Clan elders to take part in the trial and inferred that Yao Dan had sealed the tree to help the Yao Clan regain strength.
• Lei Dong told Zi Yan that the Hibiscus Ancient Tree had reappeared in the Northern Region of Central State, where the Yao Clan had sealed it and Tantai Zhenren guarded it.
• Zi Yan said the tree's return meant a Three-legged Golden Crow had appeared and urged Lei Dong to destroy it before it matured, since it preyed on dragon-type demon beasts.

Lei Dong broke Yao Dan’s barrier to expose the Fusang Tree and draw attention away from Zi Yan’s hunt for the Three-legged Golden Crow. He clashed with Tantai Zhenren at the tree, then used an attack to create a chance to escape while hiding his true strength.

• Lei Dong arranged for Zi Yan to target the Three-legged Golden Crow while he went ahead in disguise to break the barrier.
• Lei Dong destroyed the guards and cracked the barrier with the Great Creation Palm, then shattered it with a combination of seals and a punch.
• Tantai Zhenren arrived too late to stop Lei Dong from reaching the towering Fusang Tree and pursued him toward its treetop.
• Tantai Zhenren blocked Lei Dong and attacked with the Yin Fire Palm, but the Hibiscus Ancient Tree dissolved the fiery strike on contact.
• Lei Dong dodged Tantai Zhenren’s attack and unleashed the Great Nirvana Finger to cover his escape.

After Lei Dong escaped Tantai Zhenren, he found Zi Yan had climbed the Hibiscus Ancient Tree and waited for her return. Zi Yan revealed she had killed the tree’s Three-legged Golden Crow, whose final explosion forced them to flee while Tantai and the Soul Hall forces remained behind.

• Lei Dong escaped Tantai Zhenren and returned to his hiding place, where he discovered Zi Yan had gone to the top of the Hibiscus Ancient Tree.
• Soul Extinguisher arrived with the Soul Hall army, and he and Tantai Zhenren traded threats as the ancient tree began to stir.
• The Hibiscus Ancient Tree released fiery blood rain that exploded on impact, while Lei Dong watched from a distance.
• Zi Yan returned, grabbed Lei Dong, and took him through the void to escape an enormous explosion behind them.
• Zi Yan told Lei Dong she had killed the Three-legged Golden Crow, which had burned through its vitality in a final attempt to destroy her and the Northern Region.

Zi Yan gave Lei Dong the Three-legged Golden Crow's Source Yang Fire Pill and went into seclusion to refine it, while the Northern Region was devastated by the explosion. Yao Dan cornered Tantai Zhenren and moved to kill him, and Lei Dong later learned that the Serpent Net and likely the Hundred Herbs Sect had been destroyed.

• Zi Yan told Lei Dong that the Three-legged Golden Crow's Source Yang Fire Pill could help her reach the Nine Star Dou Sheng realm, and Lei Dong encouraged her to keep it for herself.
• Soul Extinguisher and Tantai Shan survived the explosion, but Soul Extinguisher's subordinates and the surrounding Northern Region were wiped out.
• Tantai Zhenren fled the Northern Region, but Yao Dan trapped him near the Eastern Continent border and confronted him over the ruined plan and stolen Golden Pill Formula.
• Yao Dan revealed that he would blame Tantai's death on the Gu Clan, and his elders attacked after Tantai tried to self-destruct.
• Zi Yan returned to the Lei Clan and entered seclusion, while Lei Dong learned from Qing Lin that the Serpent Net had been destroyed and the Hundred Herbs Sect was likely gone.

Lei Dong received the Gu Clan's invitation to its Coming of Age Ceremony and decided to attend with Lei Zhen, while keeping Huo Zhi and Cai Lin hidden to preserve their strength as trump cards. As they traveled toward the Gu Clan, Lei Zhen worried that losing to Gu Ming would bring shame on himself and the Lei Clan.

• Lei Dong decided to attend the Gu Clan's Coming of Age Ceremony himself after learning that the Lei Clan had few promising younger fighters.
• Huo Zhi asked to accompany Lei Dong, but he refused and promised she would remain his only wife.
• Lei Dong and Huo Zhi chose Lei Zhen to represent the Lei Clan and deliberately show weakness to the other clans.
• More than ten days later, Lei Dong and Lei Zhen set off for the Gu Clan aboard a ship traveling through a Space Wormhole.
• Lei Zhen worried that Gu Ming would defeat him again and asked whether Lei Dong and Lei Ying would be angry if he lost.

Lei Dong encouraged Lei Zhen to regain his confidence before traveling with him to the Gu Clan’s Coming of Age Ceremony. He entered the Gu Realm without waiting for permission and met Gu Yuan, who came with the Gu Clan’s elders to receive him.

• Lei Dong told Lei Zhen not to fear defeat, and Lei Zhen regained his fighting spirit.
• Lei Dong dismissed Lei Zhen and reflected on the Lei Clan’s young members and his daughter Lei An’s talent.
• After traveling for more than five days, Lei Dong and Lei Zhen arrived at Gu Saint City and entered the Gu Realm directly.
• Gu Yuan sensed Lei Dong’s arrival and led the Gu Clan’s elders to welcome him.
• Lei Dong and Gu Yuan exchanged cordial remarks about his uninvited entry while sizing up each other’s strength.

Lei Dong concealed himself in the Gu Clan and slipped away from the guest residence to visit Xun Er. He watched her secretly as she cultivated, leaving her uneasy while Aunt Yun urged her to rest.

• Gu Yuan welcomed Lei Dong and Lei Zhen to the guest rooms after testing Lei Dong’s reaction to the Gu Clan.
• Lei Zhen objected to Gu Yuan’s threatening behavior, but Lei Dong told him to stay behind and cultivate while he went out alone.
• Lei Dong used his Emperor Realm Soul Power to evade the Black Annihilation Army and reach Xun Er’s residence.
• Lei Dong secretly watched Xun Er as she cultivated, and she sensed someone’s gaze and searched the courtyard.
• Aunt Yun reassured Xun Er that the Gu Clan’s barriers prevented anyone from spying and suggested that pressure over her arranged marriage had made her imagine it.